Glossary
- Assignment (traffic):
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The allocation of traffic volumes to routes.
- Arterial:
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A road with two or more intersections.
- Bandwidth:
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Time interval in an arterial progressive system during which vehicles can travel unimpeded.
- Controller:
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A device which controls the sequence and duration of indications displayed by traffic signals.
- Coordination:
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The establishment of a definite timing relationship between adjacent traffic signals.
- Cycle time:
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The time required for one complete sequence of signal indications.
- Delay (traffic):
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The time lost by vehicle(s) due to traffic interference or control devices.
- Detector (traffic):
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A device to detect the presence or passage of a vehicle in the roadway.
- Flow (traffic):
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The rate at which vehicles cross a given line on the road; the number of vehicles per unit of time.
- Headway:
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The time interval between successive vehicle crossings of a given line on the road.
- Intelligent transportation system:
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The addition of information and communications technology...
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Gartner, N.H., Stamatiadis, C. (2009). Optimization and Control of Urban Traffic Networks. In: Kerner, B. (eds) Complex Dynamics of Traffic Management. Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-8763-4_563
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